Toy figure or doll.



No. 729,750. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1903.

C. A. FRENCH. TOY FIGURE 0R DOLL.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 25, 1903.

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SLEEGIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,750, dated a... s, 190.2. Application filed February 25,1903. fierial No. 144,987. (No nmdehl IT!) (IN lull/omit may concern:

lie it knownahat I, CARRIE A. FRENCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort \Vorth, "iexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Figures or Dolls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful article of manufacture consisting of toy figures ordolls; and the object is to produce a toy figure or doll which will afford pleasure and amusement and which will serve as an ornauwnt.

Another object is to make use of an article which has heretofore been useless. Eggshells are generally thrown away or destroyed.

Under this invention egg-shells are used to make an article that has a comnaer Ial value.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the lollmviug description, and

the invention will be more particularly point ed out in the claims.

Reference is bad to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this application and specification.

Figu re 1 is a perspective view of a toy man. manul'actiu'cd according to my il'ivcntion. Fig. is a toy figure of a woman manufactured according to my invention. Fig. 23 illustrates the manner of constructing the bodies of such figures as are shown .in Figs. 1 and 2.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

'lhe bodies of such toy figures as are shown in the drawings consist of an eggshell A,

which is horizontally disposed on a suitable support, the drawings showing a cone-shaped support ll, which may be made of pasteboard or other suitable material. For supporting the shell to make a male figure two supports maybe used instead of one, as shown in Fig. l.. The head consists of another egg-she'll E, poised onthe shell A. The shellE is secured on the shell. A by means of a small band F of suitable material. 'lhe shell A, the collar 1*, and the shell 1:3 may be secured together by suitable paste or glue, and the support 1 may be secured to the shcllA by means of paste or glue. The supports maybe further adapted to su'pprn't the figures in erect position by meansof a llat base (i, secured to the bottom of the support, as illustrated in Fig.

.to make comical figures.

The body is 1. r The figures may be provided with hair, as showh; and faces can be painted on the shells, as illustrated. the egg-shell for the head in various attitudes to make grotesque or comical figures and to cxpr different emotions characteristic of human beings, and-small shells of eggs of different kinds of birds may be made use of also gg-shells of differentcolors will also aidin making different effects in the figures. In preparing egg-shells for such purposes it is preferable to secure shells with as little brokentherefrom as possible. Wherever it is practical, a small hole is made in the small end or the end of the shell which is to rest on the horizontalshell for removing the egg therefrom. The figures are completed with any appropriate apparel. tapered with paper K, which is glued or pasted to the shell A and to the support 15 p A toy figure, with dcollett dress with short sleeves, can be made with good effect. The arms are united to the body A by means of paper- P, which is pasted to the body A and to egg-shells H, each of which forms a joint 01 the arm. The arm amlhandis completed with paper IL.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 3 p v 1. A toy figure or doll having a body composed of an egg-shell horizontally disposed, a support for said egg-shell, and a head com posed of an egg-shell poised'on said body.

2. A toy figure'or doll having a body con sisting of an egg-shelha support for said body secured to said body, and a head consisting of an egg-shell mounted on said body.

A toy figure or doll having a body com-- posed of an egg-shell, a support for said body,

a head-composed of an egg-shell, and means egg-shell horizpntally ECO head an eggshell forming body, means for securing said head on said body, and means for supporting said body.

shell having a face painted supporting said body,

apparel placed on said body.

8. toyfigure or, doll comprising an egg shell for a head, an egg-shell secured to said head i;or a body, a said head and body, and arms attached being composed of shell.

In testimony whereof I set my hand, in the presence of two witnesses, this 11th day of February, 1903.

' CARRIE A. FRENCH.

a support for said body, to said body, each arm paper and one small egg- \Vitnesses:

' vA. L. JACKSON, J. W. STIT'r.

collar for strengthening 15 

